On Tuesday, Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino confirmed published reports that she had been sexually harassed by disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was fired from his company this week after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct were made public.

Sorvino, who was raised in Tenafly and took part in theater productions at the Dwight-Englewood School when she was a youngster, told a local news outlet in Los Angeles that Weinstein lured her into his hotel room in 1995, when they were in Canada promoting the Woody Allen film ”Mighty Aphrodite,” the film which earned Sorvino her best supporting actress award.

“It’s a travesty that this sort of behavior is normalized and accepted for decades in this industry,” said Sorvino, who was 28 at the time, “and I am very pleased that this is all coming to light. These are very bad things that he did.”

On Twitter, Sorvino thanked everyone who offered support after she shared her story.

"TY every1 for incredible outpouring of support I got 2day," she tweeted. "Hope breaking silence empowers others suffering to do same"

TY every1 for incredible outpouring of support I got 2day.Hope breaking silence empowers others suffering to do same https://t.co/7cPWkSZNuE

Sorvino, the daughter of acclaimed movie and television tough-guy Paul Sorvino (“Goodfellas,” “Law & Order”), echoed the charges leveled by several actresses in a newspaper story last week. Their accounts have since been given additional credence by such A-list stars as Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, who also claimed that Weinstein harassed them.

Other Hollywood stars who have worked with Weinstein but said they were unaware of misconduct, also issued statements this week. They included Jennifer Lawrence, George Clooney and Meryl Streep, the three-time Oscar winner who was born in Summit and grew up in Basking Ridge.

“The disgraceful news about Harvey Weinstein has appalled those of us whose work he championed and those whose good and worthy causes he supported," Streep said. "The intrepid women who raised their voices to expose this abuse are our heroes."

Streep added: "One thing can be clarified. Not everybody knew."

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